The 6 coolest moments from the Guardians of the Galaxy teaser

We’ve already explained why Guardians of the Galaxy will be the most exciting film of 2014. There’s a genetically engineered talking raccoon in it, so if you’re not convinced then there’s probably something wrong with you.

Both characters display ass-kicking intent later on in the teaser as well.

3. Airborne adventure

Woah, cool!

Shots of Quill manning an aircraft, an orange spacecraft soaring over an unusual cityscape and another vessel exploding into flames in a fiery mid-air battle suggest director James Gunn’s thrown some aerial excitement into the mix.

4. Amy Pond sure has changed

Pretty cool

Karen Gillan famously shaved her head for the role of Nebula, the film’s female villain and a reportedly sadistic employee of the Marvel Universe big bad Thanos (glimpsed in the closing credits of The Avengers).

Judging by her knife-wielding scowl, Gillan’s come a long way from feeding fishfingers and custard to a raggedy man…

It shows the confidence of Marvel Studios at the moment that they can a) green light a movie featuring a sentient tree and a talking racoon and then b) give the raccoon a machine gun and plonk him on top of the humanoid plant.

6. Andy Dwyer is super-ripped

COOL

Pratt, so loveable as hapless man-child Andy on Parks & Rec, hit the gym with intent to get in shape to play Quill.

Looking at the teaser’s final, brooding shot, swapping beers for free weights was well worth the effort. You’d imagine Marvel Studios may have just launched a new heart-throb.

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